NRS 53.010Persons before whom affidavits may be taken for use in this
State.An affidavit to be used
before any court, judge or officer of this State may be taken before any justice,
judge or clerk of any court, or any justice of the peace or notary public in
this State.

[1911 CPA § 508; RL § 5450; NCL § 8997]

NRS 53.020Taking of affidavits in other states and territories for use in
this State.An affidavit taken in
another state or in a territory of the United States to be used in this State
shall be taken before a commissioner appointed by the Governor of this State to
take affidavits and depositions in such other state or territory, or before any
notary public or judge of a court of record having a seal.

[1911 CPA § 509; RL § 5451; NCL § 8998]

NRS 53.030Certification of signature of officer to affidavit taken in
another state or territory.When
an affidavit is taken before a judge of a court in another state or in a
territory of the United States, the genuineness of the signature of the judge,
the existence of the court, and the fact that such judge is a member thereof
shall be certified by the clerk of the court, under the seal thereof.

[1911 CPA § 511; A 1933, 140; 1931 NCL § 9000]

NRS 53.040Taking of affidavits in foreign countries.An affidavit taken in a foreign country to be
used in this State shall be taken before an ambassador, minister, consul, vice
consul or other consular agent of the United States, or any notary public or
other person authorized by the laws of such country to administer oaths, or
before any judge of a court of record of such foreign country, with the seal of
the court attached, if there be one, and if there be none, then with a
statement attached by the judge or clerk of the court to the effect that the
court has no seal.

[1911 CPA § 510; A 1923, 136; 1933, 140; 1931 NCL §
8999]

NRS 53.045Use of unsworn declaration in lieu of affidavit or other sworn
declaration; exception.Any matter
whose existence or truth may be established by an affidavit or other sworn declaration
may be established with the same effect by an unsworn declaration of its
existence or truth signed by the declarant under penalty of perjury, and dated,
in substantially the following form:

1. If executed
in this State: “I declare under penalty of perjury that the foregoing is true
and correct.”

Executed on..................................................

(date) (signature)

2. Except as
otherwise provided in NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, if executed outside this State: “I
declare under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the
foregoing is true and correct.”

NRS 53.110Definitions.As
used in NRS 53.100 to 53.200,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined
in NRS 53.120 to 53.160,
inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

NRS 53.150“State” defined.“State”
means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States.

NRS 53.170Request for issuance of subpoena; duties of clerk of court;
contents of subpoena.

1. To request the issuance of a subpoena
pursuant to this section, a party must submit a foreign subpoena to the clerk
of a court in the county in which discovery is sought to be conducted in this
State. A request for the issuance of a subpoena pursuant to this section does
not constitute an appearance in the courts of this State.

2. When a party submits a foreign subpoena
to the clerk of a court in this State, the clerk, in accordance with that
court’s procedure, shall promptly issue a subpoena for service upon the person
to which the foreign subpoena is directed.

3. A subpoena issued pursuant to
subsection 2 must:

(a) Incorporate the terms used in the foreign
subpoena; and

(b) Contain or be accompanied by the names,
addresses and telephone numbers of all counsel of record in the proceeding to
which the subpoena relates and of any party not represented by counsel.

NRS 53.180Service and enforcement of subpoena.A
subpoena issued by the clerk of a court pursuant to NRS
53.170 must be served and enforced in compliance with Rule 45 of the Nevada Rules of
Civil Procedure or Rule 45
of the Justice Court Rules of Civil Procedure.

NRS 53.190Application to court for protective order or for enforcement,
quashing or modification of subpoena.An
application to a court for a protective order or to enforce, quash or modify a
subpoena issued by the clerk of the court pursuant to NRS
53.170 must comply with all applicable rules of court and laws of this
State and be submitted to the court in the county in which discovery is to be
conducted.

NRS 53.200Uniformity of application and construction.In applying and construing the Uniform
Interstate Depositions and Discovery Act, consideration must be given to the
need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among
states that enact it.

NRS 53.260Definitions.As
used in NRS 53.250 to 53.390,
inclusive, unless the context otherwise requires, the words and terms defined
in NRS 53.270 to 53.330,
inclusive, have the meanings ascribed to them in those sections.

NRS 53.270“Boundaries of the United States” defined.“Boundaries of the United States” means the
geographic boundaries of the United States, Puerto Rico, the United States
Virgin Islands and any territory or insular possession subject to the
jurisdiction of the United States.

NRS 53.280“Law” defined.“Law”
includes the Constitution of the United States, a state constitution, a federal
or state statute, a judicial decision or order, a rule of court, an executive
order and an administrative rule, regulation or order.

NRS 53.310“State” defined.“State”
means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, the
United States Virgin Islands or any territory or insular possession subject to
the jurisdiction of the United States.

NRS 53.340Applicability.The
provisions of NRS 53.250 to 53.390,
inclusive, apply to an unsworn declaration by a declarant who at the time of
making the declaration is physically located outside the boundaries of the
United States, whether or not the location is subject to the jurisdiction of
the United States. NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, do not apply to a declaration by a
declarant who is physically located on property that is within the boundaries of
the United States and subject to the jurisdiction of another country or a
federally recognized Indian tribe.

1. Except as otherwise provided in
subsection 2, if a law of this State requires or permits the use of a sworn
declaration, an unsworn declaration meeting the requirements of NRS 53.250 to 53.390,
inclusive, has the same effect as a sworn declaration.

NRS 53.370Form of unsworn declaration.An
unsworn declaration under NRS 53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, must be in substantially the
following form:

I declare under penalty of
perjury under the law of the State of Nevada that the foregoing is true and correct,
and that I am physically located outside the geographic boundaries of the
United States, Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin Islands and any territory
or insular possession subject to the jurisdiction of the United States.

Executed on the _____ (date)
day of ________ (month), _______ (year), at ___________________________ (city
or other location and state), __________ (country).

NRS 53.380Uniformity of application and construction.In applying and construing NRS 53.250 to 53.390,
inclusive, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the
law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it.

NRS 53.390Effect of Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act on federal
Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act.The provisions of NRS
53.250 to 53.390, inclusive, modify, limit and
supersede the federal Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce
Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 7001 et seq., but do not modify, limit or supersede Section
101(c) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. § 7001(c), or authorize electronic delivery of
any of the notices described in Section 103(b) of that Act, 15 U.S.C. §
7003(b).